Abstract
Although in recent years the image quality, volume coverage, acquisition speed and contrast of coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) have been substantially improved, a technique that merely allows direct visualization of the coronary arteries can be considered a controversial topic. In the following chapter this technique is discussed, stressing the often difficult procedure of acquiring motion-free images, but also the difficulties in of visualizing a diseased artery and the lack of a functional assessment of the severity of ischemic heart disease. Its role against a more functional MRI approach or coronary multislice computed tomography (MSCT) angiography is looked upon and several indications that seem useful in clinical practice are discussed.
Keywords
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Kawasaki Disease
- Right Coronary Artery
- Coronary Artery Aneurysm
- Myocardial Bridge
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Dymarkowski, S., Bogaert, J., Taylor, A.M. (2011). Coronary Artery Diseases. In: Bogaert, J., Dymarkowski, S., Taylor, A., Muthurangu, V. (eds) Clinical Cardiac MRI. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_399
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